GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |